HRIS Senior Advisor

Clyde & Co; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Clyde & Co is recruiting a Senior HRIS Advisor to lead the design, configuration and ongoing optimisation of Workday Absence & Time in a global context. You will bring deep Workday expertise and shape local People policies to align with the business strategy.

You will collaborate with IT and the AMS provider, own change requests, deliver training, and drive continuous improvements across reporting and analytics using Workday tools.

Qualifications

• Extensive Workday Absence & Time expertise with strong configuration experience.
• Proven track record implementing or maintaining HRIS in large/complex organisations.
• Experience delivering training and change activities across global stakeholders.
• Workday certification or formal training is essential.

Responsibilities

• Act as expert Workday functional specialist for Absence & Time; advise users across the organisation.
• Collaborate with SMEs to translate requirements into scalable Workday solutions.
• Research Workday enhancements and harmonise technical design across platforms.
• Co-own change delivery, document requirements and impact analyses.
• Troubleshoot complex Workday configuration issues and support integrations.

Skills

Workday Absence & Time

Workday configuration

People data & analytics

MS Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot Tables)

Global stakeholder engagement

Training & change delivery

Workday certification

Tools

Workday platform

Excel

Job description

The Role

You will be joining the team at an exciting stage of our People journey with significant investment in our People technology and process design, following the implementation of Workday and other technologies to support the People team in their effort to become a more strategic partner to the business.

We are looking for a Senior HRIS advisor, experienced in Workday Absence & Time, to take ownership of the design, configuration, and ongoing optimisation of Workday capabilities across Absence and Time Tracking within a global environment.

You will provide functional knowledge and expertise on local People process/policy requirements coupled with demonstrating in-depth technical configuration expertise of Workday.

Key Responsibilities

• Acts as an expert functional specialist for Workday technology including People transactions, business process configuration and design, including advising the People team, managers, and employees in the proper use of the system
• Collaborating with subject matter experts (SMEs) to gather requirements and translate those business requirements into well-architected solutions that best leverage the Workday platform. Evaluate and provide recommendations with alternative solutions to system limitations
• Actively researches for new enhancements and releases in Workday, continually seeking opportunities for consistency, harmonisation, simplification in technical design and configuration whilst ensuring a custom-centric people experience and with a downstream system impact mindset
• Co-own the delivery and prioritisation of change requests, document changes and process requirements, providing impact analysis and implement solutions in accordance with internal governance procedures.
• Acts as an escalation point for issues related to configuration, business processes, notifications. Analyse, diagnose and resolve complex technical production issues
• Build, test, and deploy Workday configuration (including PECI) as part of agreed projects and changes
• Optimise Workday reporting tools such as PRISM, People Analytics, Worksheets, Slides and Discovery Boards to respond to day-to-day reporting requests and cyclical production of statistics/reports to meet stakeholder requirements
• Utilise EIBs (Enterprise Interface Builder) to make mass updates in Workday for data changes
• Partners with IT to provide support to inbound/outbound integrations
• Work collaboratively with key stakeholders, in particular broader IT and acts as gatekeeper to the AMS provider for issues escalation and/or delivery of configuration changes
• Delivers training and engagement activities to ensure key stakeholders are fully utilising Workday. Seek opportunities to upskill users to be self-sufficient. Contributes to the production of training materials and content
• Leads and guides the team on configuration and management of cyclical technology enabled business processes
• Oversee the work production of more junior colleagues in the team and the support of their development
• Engage with Workday community to understand system capabilities and recommend solutions to address business needs

Essential Skills & Experience

• Strong technical understanding of People systems and their integrations with other system applications
• Experience of Workday within a medium/large complex organisation, ideally in a law firm
• Deep expertise in Workday, with expert/advanced technical configuration and business process experience in Absence and Time Tracking (essential).
• Good understanding of other HR modules, namely Recruitment, Talent, HCM, Compensation, Security, Data, Reporting & Analytics, EIBs (desirable)
• Ability to lead as a technical expert with hands-on experience in Workday configuration; from gathering requirements, design, development, testing, resolving issues efficiently, and end-to-end solution delivery.
• In-depth functional knowledge of end-to-end People processes
• Ability to translate business requirements into systems solutions and translate complex concepts into clear and actionable steps
• Excellent organisational, planning and project management skills
• Highly effective communication skills and ability to influence across a global team, lead workshops, present solutions, and facilitate technical and business discussions confidently
• The ability to clearly present appropriate information to a range of audiences including translating data/technical system components into clear and meaningful information, particularly when converting raw data into insights and communicating story telling
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to look at the wider picture
• An inquisitive and challenging mind, with an interest in questioning and improving the as is
• Ability to manage a busy workload in a fast-paced environment with strong ability to multitask
• Strong sense of ownership, accountability and delivery focus
• Advanced IT skills including MS Excel, VLOOKUP's, Pivot Tables, Slicers
• Highly numerate with strong data accuracy and data analytics. Excellent attention to detail
• Workday certification and/or training essential
• Flexibility on working hours required to support globally with key stakeholders in varying time zones. Early starts and/or late finishes will be required.

The Firm

When you work at Clyde & Co, you join a team of 500 partners, 2,400 lawyers, 3,200 legal professionals and 5,500 people in nearly 70 offices and associated offices worldwide. Our values are the principles that guide the decisions we make, unite us in our endeavours and strengthen our delivery, for both our clients and our firm. We work as one, excel with clients, celebrate difference and act boldly. We are committed to operating in a responsible way by progressing towards a diverse and inclusive workforce that reflects the communities and clients it serves. We are devoted to providing an environment in which everyone can realise their potential, using its legal and professional skills to support its communities. We do this through pro bono work, volunteering and charitable partnerships, and minimising the impact it has on the environment, including through our commitment to the SBTi Net-Zero standard and the setting of ambitious emissions reduction targets.

Our Commitment

Clyde & Co is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. Our values encourage us to support fairness, celebrate diversity and prohibit all forms of discrimination in the workplace to allow everyone to excel at work. Therefore, we welcome and encourage all applications from suitably qualified individuals, regardless of background or identity. Learn more about our interview process.

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